Medicine is known to be tough and requires more than just intelligence. The implementation of other courses was deemed necessary to equip medical students with emotional intelligence, problem-solving and soft skills. However, their perception of their study plan and its relation to their grade has yet to be explored. This study aimed to assess the

The Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented on March 13, 2020, due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Malaysia. Media played a vital role in disseminating information on the new restrictions as knowledge about Covid-19 among the public was still limited. All relevant channels including social media were utilised to disseminate information

Vaccine success stories in eradicating infectious diseases such as smallpox and polio have long been acknowledged. However, the function of vaccines is not widely known currently as these diseases are low profile. Studies have shown that social media users have always disseminated the harmful effects of vaccines on health without referring to valid

The present work describes a self-sustaining bioelectrochemical system that adopts simple cell configurations and operates in uncontrolled ambient surroundings. The microbial fuel cell (MFC) was comprised of white-rot fungus of Phanaerochaete chrysosporium fed with oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) as the substrate. This fungal strain degrades ligni

The use of bicycles on-campus at higher learning institutions including International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is at a very low level. It is imperative to understand what influences bicycle use on-campus. This paper identifies factors that influence bicycle use in IIUM from the opinion of bicyclists. The main data used in this paper were

Makalah ini bertujuan mencungkil pemikiran dan falsafah yang tersirat dalam liriklagu nyanyian Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza. Justeru, terdapat dua lagu yang terpilih iaitu Jaga Dia Untukku dan Seluruh Cinta yang dipilih secara rawak mudah. Kesemua data ini merupakan lagu-lagu terkini yang berbentuk kontemporari dan diadun dengan keindahan bahasa yang

The objective of the study is to explore the experiences of parents taking care of their critically ill child at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or the Paediatric Intensive care unit (PICU) in the Malaysian hospital. A total of ten parents were interviewed and selected for purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using a thematic analysis

Vaccinations have been successful in eradicating infectious diseases like smallpox, diphtheria, and many others. However, the distrust towards vaccines on social media has led to an increase in anti-vaccination sentiment and vaccine hesitancy around the globe, including Malaysia. Facebook is known to provide a space for anti-vaxxers to engage and s

Introduction: Since the Covid-19 pandemic, most teaching and learning processes have shifted to online distance learning, including in medical schools. While online learning has been ongoing for more than one year, the factors that influencing online learning among Malaysian medical students and their well-being has yet to be described, especially

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a major threat impeding service to legitimate requests on any network. Although the first DDoS attack was reported in 1996, the complexity and sophistication of these attacks has been ever increasing. A 2 TBps attack was reported in mid-August 2020 directed towards critical infrastructure, such as fina